toleration

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Recent Examples of toleration His mom provided her stamp of approval (or at least toleration), and Banks saw his football career take off. — Dane Brugler, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026 At the same time, the phrase could be invoked to support religious toleration and in pleas for inclusiveness. — Margie Burns, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025 Government toleration of the same sorts of exercise of monopoly power by giant nonfood retailers dealt similar blows to independent drug and hardware store chains. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Dec. 2024 As the late Philip Windsor wisely stated, true progress lies not in mere tolerance but in active toleration—embracing our differences as a source of strength. — Soulaima Gourani, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for toleration
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  • Flit can mill ultra-precise, nested male-to-female sleeve joints required for adhesive bonding with a 1mm tolerance.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
  • As part of the aforementioned slow approach, twice a week is a good starting point for retinol usage, building up as the skin’s tolerance increases.
    — Ellie Davis, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • Yet neither these nor any other definitions seem to have achieved universal acceptance among researchers.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Marie Claire notes the irony that even acceptance of imperfection can require deliberate application.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
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